Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
What kind of respiration do denitrifiers use?
A
Anaerobic respiration
2
Q
What happens during denitrification?
A
Inorganic N is converted to NO, N2O, or N2
3
Q
What is an example of denitrifiers?
A
Chemoorganoptrophs
4
Q
Denitrifiers are responsible for what?
A
Greenhouse gases
5
Q
What kind of energy producers are nitrifiers?
A
Chemolithotrophic and mixotrophic
6
Q
What are the two groups of nitrifiers?
A
Ammonia oxidizers and nitrite oxidizers
7
Q
Where does nitrification happen?
A
In the internal membrane
8
Q
With what symbiotic relationship do these bacteria help form?
A
Root nodules
